Martin Rattler

About this eBook

Author

Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Brazil -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

21750

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21750

Release Date

June 7, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."Martin Rattler" — Chapter One. — The Hero and his Only Relative. — Chapter Two. — In Disgrace. — Chapter Three. — The Great Fight. — Chapter Four. — A Lesson to all Stocking-Knitters—Martin’s Prospects begin to open up. — Chapter Five. — Martin, being Willing to go to Sea, goes to Sea against his Will. — Chapter Six. — The Voyage, a Pirate, Chase, Wreck, and Escape. — Chapter Seven. — Martin and Barney get lost in a Great Forest, where they see Strange and Terrible Things. — Chapter Eight. — An Enchanting Land—An Uncomfortable Bed and a Queer Breakfast—Many Surprises and a Few Frights, together with a Notable Discovery. — Chapter Nine. — The Hermit. — Chapter Ten. — An Enemy in the Night—The Vampire Bat—The Hermit discourses on Strange, and Curious, and Interesting Things. — Chapter Eleven. — The Hermit’s Story. — Chapter Twelve. — A Hunting Expedition, in which are seen Stones that can run, and Cows that require no Food—besides a Desperate Encounter with a Jaguar, and other Strange Things. — Chapter Thirteen. — Martin and Barney continue their Travels, and see Strange Things—Among others, they see Living Jewels—They go to see a Festa—They fight and run away. — Chapter Fourteen. — Cogitations and Canoeing on the Amazon—Barney’s Exploit with an Alligator—Stubborn Facts—Remarkable Mode of Sleeping. — Chapter Fifteen. — The Great Anaconda’s Dinner—Barney gets a Fright—Turtles’ Eggs, Omelets and Alligators’ Tails—Senhor Antonio’s Plantation—Preparations for a Great Hunt. — Chapter Sixteen. — An Alligator Hunt—Remarkable Explosions—The Rainy Season Ushered in by an Awful Resurrection. — Chapter Seventeen. — The Gapo—Interruptions—Grampus and Marmoset—Canoeing in the Woods—A Night on a Floating Island. — Chapter Eighteen. — The Sad and Momentous Era referred to at the Close of the Chapter Preceding the Last. — Chapter Nineteen. — Worse and Worse—Everything seems to go Wrong together. — Chapter Twenty. — Martin reflects much, and forms a Firm Resolve—The Indian Village. — Chapter Twenty One. — Savage Feasts and Ornaments—Martin grows Desperate, and makes a Bold Attempt to escape. — Chapter Twenty Two. — The Escape—Alone in the Wilderness—Fight between a Jaguar and an Alligator—Martin encounters Strange and Terrible Creatures. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Martin meets with Friends and visits the Diamond Mines. — Chapter Twenty Four. — The Diamond Mines—More and more Astonishing! — Chapter Twenty Five. — New Scenes and Pleasant Travelling. — Chapter Twenty Six. — The Return. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — The Old Garret. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — Conclusion. — The End.

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